Sonographic diagnosis of a ruptured primary hydatid cyst of the gallbladder

A Kapoor; D Sarma; D Gandhi

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(200001)28:1<51::aid-jcu9>3.0.co;2-8

Sonographic diagnosis of a ruptured primary hydatid cyst of the gallbladder

J Clin Ultrasound. 2000 Jan;28(1):51-2. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(200001)28:1<51::aid-jcu9>3.0.co;2-8.

Authors

A Kapoor¹, D Sarma, D Gandhi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.

PMID: 10602107
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(200001)28:1<51::aid-jcu9>3.0.co;2-8

Abstract

We report an unusual case of a ruptured primary hydatid cyst of the gallbladder. The sonographic appearance-a distended gallbladder containing an intraluminal mass with undulating membranes in the neck and body-led to the diagnosis of this extremely rare condition.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / methods
Echinococcosis / diagnosis
Echinococcosis / diagnostic imaging*
Echinococcosis / surgery
Fatal Outcome
Gallbladder Diseases / diagnosis
Gallbladder Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Gallbladder Diseases / surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Rupture, Spontaneous / diagnosis
Rupture, Spontaneous / diagnostic imaging
Rupture, Spontaneous / surgery
Ultrasonography